Mikesch

The boys' name Mikesch represents a Czech variant of the traditional biblical name Michael, which has its roots in the Ancient Hebrew Mikha'el (מִיכָאֵל). The direct translation of the name is 'Who is like God?'.

What does the name Mikesch mean?

Mikesch is a Czech form of the biblical name Michael, which traces back to the Ancient Hebrew Mikha'el (מִיכָאֵל). Translated, the name asks: 'Who is like God?'. The basic elements come from Ancient Hebrew: mî (מִי) means 'who', ḵā (כְּ־) stands for 'like', and ʾēl (אֵל) for 'God'. In Christian tradition, Michael is known as one of the four archangels mentioned in the Bible (Daniel 12:1). There are numerous variants of this name, including Mickael, Michalis, Michalakis, Micaiah, Michaud, Micha, Micah, Mical, Michelino, Meical, Michi, Minko, Micheal, Micheale, Miko, and Mischka.

Where does the name Mikesch come from?

Mikesch is a masculine first name with Ancient Hebrew roots, meaning 'Who is like God?'. The word components consist of mî (מִי) for 'who', ḵā (כְּ־) for 'like', and ʾēl (אֵל) for 'God'. It is used in the languages German, Czech, and Hungarian.

How do you pronounce Mikesch?

Mikesch is pronounced like 'Mikesch', with emphasis on the first syllable.

When is the name day of Mikesch?

The name day for Mikesch is celebrated on February 3, March 8, May 20, May 23, and September 29.

Popularity

Mikesch is a rather rare first name in Germany. Currently, it ranks 5,840th among the most common male first names. Its best ranking was in 2015, when it reached 2,136th place. In the last ten years, Mikesch has been given as a first name about 40 times, placing it 4,029th in the ten-year statistics. Between 2010 and 2024, it ranks 4,338th.

Nicknames & pet names

Miki

Famous people

• Kater Mikesch (puppet character from the Augsburg Puppet Theatre)